Mineral-a naturally occurring inorganic solid formed through geolical processes that has a characteristic chemical composition, a highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties.
~Mineralsare formed by natural processes.
~Mineralsare not alive and never were alive.
~Minerals can come from magma or solutions such as water or any other type of liquid.
Characteristics of a Mineral
Characteristics of a mineralare traits given to a mineral that help identify that mineral. Such charcteristics include color, luster, streak, fracture, hardness, and cleavage.
Chemical Properties of a Mineral
A mineralis having a specific chemical composition and physical structure.A native mineral is a mineral that is found in a specified locality.
MineralFamilies Silicates - Minerals that contain silicon and oxygen and usually one or more other elements are known as silicates. Sulfides- A compound of a metal and sulfur. Oxides- A chemical compound containing at least one oxygen atom as well as at least one other element Sulfates- (inorganic chemistery) a salt of a sulfuric acid Halides-is a binary compound, of which one part is a halogen atom and the other part is an element or radical that is less electronegative than the halogen Carbonates-.the process of, raising the concentrations of carbonate and bicarbonate ions in water to produce carbonated water and other carbonated beverages The most common are calcite or calcium carbonate. Native Elements- are those elements that occur in nature in uncombined form with a distinct mineral structure
Physical Properties of Minerals
Color- The recognition of colors in mineralsgoes back to our pre-historic ancestors who used charcoal and iron oxides to color cave paintings which still retain their original intensity. Visible spectrum: Red,Orange, Yellow,Green, Blue,Indigo, Violet
Luster - the way a mineral reflects light from its surface, there are two types metallic and non metallic
Transparency (or diaphaneity)- describes if you can see through something or not
Crystal Systems- is a class of point groups.
Technical Crystal Habits - is a description of the shapes and aggregates that a certain mineral is likely to
Descriptive Crystal Habits- terms are more descriptive than the technical crystallographic terms and are therefore easier to understand
Twinning-Twin Crystals are crystals of the same mineral species that grow attached to each other at certain angles.
Cleavage- a mineral that splits relatively easily and evenly along one or more flat planes is said to have cleavages.
Fracture- is when a mineral breaks, but the surface is not regular, does not show cleavage
Hardness - a measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched. Based on the Mohs scale of hardness which compares the hardness of one mineral to ten easily recognized minerals.
Specific Gravity- how heavy something feels when compared to what you would expect,
heft, weight, mass, density
Streak - is the color of a crushed mineral's powder
Associated Minerals- A selection of articles related to Benitoite
Notable Localities- The place or region in which a rock, series of rock, or formation is typically exposed.
Special properties Of Minerals
~Streak-The color of a mineralwhen it is powdered is called the streak of the mineral.... the streak of a mineral helps us find the the type of mineral .. you can find the streak by taking the mineral and striking it against a streak plate and the streak color helps us find out what type of mineral it is ~Hardness-a measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched. Based on the Mohs scale of hardness which compares the hardness of one mineral to ten easily recognized minerals. ~Luster- word used to describe the way light reflects off of the surface of a mineral
~Color-The recognition of colors in mineralsgoes back to our pre-historic ancestors who used charcoal and iron oxides to color cave paintings which still retain their original intensity. ~Shape-The characteristic surface configuration of a thing; an outline or contour
Other facts Minerals** are naturally occuring with solid with definate chemical composite and structure.
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Mineral-a naturally occurring inorganic solid formed through geolical processes that has a characteristic chemical composition, a highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties.
~Minerals are formed by natural processes.
~Minerals are not alive and never were alive.
~Minerals can come from magma or solutions such as water or any other type of liquid.
Characteristics of a Mineral
Characteristics of a mineral are traits given to a mineral that help identify that mineral. Such charcteristics include color, luster, streak, fracture, hardness, and cleavage.
Chemical Properties of a Mineral
A mineral is having a specific chemical composition and physical structure.A native mineral is a
mineral that is found in a specified locality.
Mineral Families
Silicates - Minerals that contain silicon and oxygen and usually one or more other elements are known as silicates.
Sulfides- A compound of a metal and sulfur.
Oxides- A chemical compound containing at least one oxygen atom as well as at least one other element
Sulfates- (inorganic chemistery) a salt of a sulfuric acid
Halides-is a binary compound, of which one part is a halogen atom and the other part is an element or radical that is less electronegative than the halogen
Carbonates-.the process of, raising the concentrations of carbonate and bicarbonate ions in water to produce carbonated water and other carbonated beverages The most common are calcite or calcium carbonate.
Native Elements- are those elements that occur in nature in uncombined form with a distinct mineral structure
Physical Properties of Minerals
heft, weight, mass, density
Special properties Of Minerals
~Streak-The color of a mineral when it is powdered is called the streak of the mineral.... the streak of a mineral helps us find the the type of mineral .. you can find the streak by taking the mineral and striking it against a streak plate and the streak color helps us find out what type of mineral it is
~Hardness-a measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched. Based on the Mohs scale of hardness which compares the hardness of one mineral to ten easily recognized minerals.
~Luster- word used to describe the way light reflects off of the surface of a mineral
~Color-The recognition of colors in minerals goes back to our pre-historic ancestors who used charcoal and iron oxides to color cave paintings which still retain their original intensity.
~Shape-The characteristic surface configuration of a thing; an outline or contour
Other facts
Minerals** are naturally occuring with solid with definate chemical composite and structure.